Create snippets in sublime text editor

How to create snippets in sublime text editor

We can add code short-codes or snippets in sublime text.

For example we creating a  echo '<pre>'; print_r($YOURARRAY); echo '</pre>'; exit; short code, after creating snippet we don't need to write whole line of code every time , we just need to type eche and then press tab button enter button , sublime text will auto generate that code for you.

So here is the simple steps to create snippet to create own code shortcuts in sublime text.



Go to Sublime Text Top Menu and click on  Tools->New Snippet.A new file will open.
Now paste the below code

<snippet>

    <content><![CDATA[

      echo '<pre>'; print_r(${1:ARRAY}); echo '</pre>'; exit;

      ]]></content>

    <description>PHP: Pretty print_r</description>

    <scope>source.php</scope>

    <tabTrigger>eche</tabTrigger>

</snippet>

and save this snippet. now create a new php file and try to type eche and press tab and you will see the magic :).

Code Explanation-

1)  <content> </content> Tag will contain that code that you want to make short code and for dynamic value you can pass ${1:ARRAY}.

2) <description> </description> Tag contains details about your snippet .

3) <scope></scope> Tag contains the language name in which you want to use your new snippet. for details click here.

4) <tabTrigger></tabTrigger> Tag contains tab short-cut . in our case it is eche.



Thank You.